The Seymour Family. By A. Audrey Locke. (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1914. Pp. viii, 386.), The Cavendish Family. By Francis Bickley. (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1914. Pp. vii, 326.), The Cecil Family. By G. Ravenscroft Dennis. (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1914. Pp. vi, 327.) and The La Tremoïlle Family. By Winifred Stephens. (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1914. Pp. xvi, 341.)